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This Week in Logistics News (October 13-17, 2014)

Talking Logistics

It previously served the San Francisco Bay Area and parts of New York City and Los Angeles. and it has begun testing deliveries of some fresh food in the San Francisco area…At least three early participants—American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Google said it is expanding the service to Washington, D.C., Office Depot Inc.

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Crime is Adding to Supply Chain Woes

Enterra Insights

Back in the fall of 2021, Walgreens announced it was closing five San Francisco stores, citing ongoing organized retail crime as the reason. At the time, Walgreens spokesperson Phil Caruso stated, “Organized retail crime continues to be a challenge facing retailers across San Francisco, and we are not immune to that.”[1]

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This Week in Logistics News (October 20-24, 2014)

Talking Logistics

The Postal Service wins approval to deliver groceries in San Francisco (Internet Retailer). Manhattan Associates Reports Record Third Quarter 2014 Revenue and Earnings. SAP Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months 2014 Results. Ryder Reports Record Third Quarter 2014 Results. compared to $0.26 Have a happy weekend!

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This Week in Logistics News (November 17-21, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Menlo Logistics Keen to Build on 2014 Growth in South Asia. about 60 miles east of San Francisco, Amazon this summer replaced four floors of fixed shelving with the robots, the people [familiar with the matter] said. . UPS CEO: Unplanned holiday surge could cost retailers (Reuters). A New Traffic Jam Hits L.A. WSJ – sub.

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Zipline Adds Drone Delivery for GNC, Two Other Clients

Multichannel Merchant

The company was founded in 2014 in San Francisco and made its first flights delivering blood in Rwanda in 2016. Zipline said it’s on track to reach the ambitious goal of 1 million deliveries worldwide by the end of 2023, having completed 600,000 to date on three continents.

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Winner of Q2 2014: GAP

Supply Chain Movement

It has its sights firmly set on achieving long-term, profitable growth across its portfolio of brands and, during its annual investor meeting in San Francisco on 16 April, the company provided an overview of its strategic initiatives to accomplish this. Over the past five years, US clothing giant Gap has increased revenue by 1.6

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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

Starship Technologies was launched in 2014 by Skype co-founders Ahit Heinla and Janus Friis. To date, the San Francisco-based company has done more than 3 million autonomous deliveries around the world. Here is a closer look at Starship Technologies , Nuro , FedEx Roxo , Amazon Scout , Udelv , Kiwibot , and Coco.

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